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Sounds,26 Jul 2024,37 mins

SeriesHitler's Olympics

Part 5: The Amateur’s Hour

Revisionist History

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A German Jewish high-jumper is determined to get her shot at Olympic greatness. And an idealist faces an existential choice. In the fifth episode of Hilter’s Olympics, Avery Brundage faces the reality for Jewish athletes in Nazi Germany and makes a critical decision.

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